New airline on tap for MIA in 2015

Miami International Airport, North Terminal, Concourse D

Miami-Dade Aviation Department

A new American Express Centurion Lounge will be built at Miami International Airport to cater to American Express card members traveling through the facility. The new 8,000-square-foot lounge will be located near Gate D-12 in the airport's North Terminal, and is expected to open in late 2014.

A new American Express Centurion Lounge will be built at Miami International Airport to cater to American Express card members traveling through the facility. The new 8,000-square-foot lounge will be located near Gate D-12 in the airport's North Terminal, and is expected to open in late 2014. (Miami-Dade Aviation Department)

The seasonal flights will operate Fridays and Sundays for an eight-month period, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft arranged in a 325-seat, two-class configuration, according to airport officials.

New passenger lounge approved

A new American Express Centurion Lounge will be built at Miami International Airport to cater to American Express card members traveling through the facility.

Construction of the 8,000-square-foot lounge near Gate D-12 in the airport’s North Terminal was approved Tuesday by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.

The lounge, set to open this year, will feature locally inspired cuisine and cocktails, a spa with complimentary treatments and a family room. Amex card members also will have access to high-speed Wi-Fi, personal computers and noise-buffering work spaces.

MIA will be the fifth U.S. airport to feature a Centurion Lounge, officials said.